This International Standard specifies requirements and provides recommendations and guidance for the
design, construction, transportation, installation and removal of offshore structures, related to the activities of
the petroleum and natural gas industries in arctic and cold regions. Reference to arctic and cold regions in this
International Standard is deemed to include both the Arctic and other cold regions that are subject to similar
sea ice, iceberg and icing conditions. The objective of this International Standard is to ensure that offshore
structures in arctic and cold regions provide an appropriate level of reliability with respect to personnel safety,
environmental protection and asset value to the owner, to the industry and to society in general.
This International Standard does not contain requirements for the operation, maintenance, service-life
inspection or repair of arctic and cold region offshore structures, except where the design strategy imposes
specific requirements (e.g. 17.2.2).
While this International Standard does not apply specifically to mobile offshore drilling units (see ISO 19905-1),
the procedures relating to ice actions and ice management contained herein are applicable to the assessment
of such units.
This International Standard does not apply to mechanical, process and electrical equipment or any specialized
process equipment associated with arctic and cold region offshore operations except in so far as it is
necessary for the structure to sustain safely the actions imposed by the installation, housing and operation of
such equipment.